Could anyone give me a rough idea of a very good condition (but certainly no safe queen) Fox Savage 16 ga Sterlingworth side x side with 28" barrels? Serial number is 376xxx.
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Pictures?
Utica made guns I see in almost perfect shape sell for around $1795, YMMV
Your Market may vary
try gun broker to see what they are asking and selling for.
regards
Utica made guns I see in almost perfect shape sell for around $1795, YMMV
Your Market may vary
try gun broker to see what they are asking and selling for.
regards
Impossible to valuate without pictures and a good description. These small frame guns can bring good money, but condition is everything.
For 550.00 it would be hard to get hurt on. Does look like it is more of a shooter than a collector piece, receiver being blued is a killer. I would be looking at lever position, more to the right the better, bore condition, barrel dents and if barrels have been cut, buggered screws. If everything checks out ok I would buy it for 550.00
JohnR
JohnR
Check to see if the barrels touch @ the muzzle. If they don't it has been cut. At 28 inches chances are it hasn't, but important if you want some choke.
Utica guns do not command the prices that Philly guns do. These old guns can have a lot of problems due to wear or neglect. Five hundred sounds like a decent price for a fox but if the gun is not safe to shoot due worn sears, loose action, rotten barrels at five hundred it is no bargain. Give it a good inspection.
Do yourself a favor and go to the Fox collectors website. It will answer your questions. Your gun has a Philly fox receiver with Utica barrels. In 16 and 20 ga. The price for this gun is almost comparable to an all Philly gun. The Fox website will tell you the whole story.
Curious as to the source(s) of information contained in some of these posts, e.g., early-on Ansley H Fox guns were made in Baltimore prior to Philadelphia. My eyesight if far too lacking to determine the barrels have been re-blued from a photo which at best is also lacking. Sound like what I used to hear at gun shows from a 20+ year old examining a AE grade original Fox, second edition.
Use a choke gauge to determine choke(s)on a 28" barrel as well as others. Serial numbers are located as follows: on the water table of the receiver, on the barrels, and on the forearm. If these match, as they should, this indicates the gun was assembled and shipped from either A H Fox or Savage. The Fox Gun company was in transition to Savage in the 1929-30 time frame. Some residual parts were used from Fox. The checkering pattern on the stock is indicative of Utica, NY Savage.
Michael McIntosh is the authority on Foxes as I have learned. Own many Foxes of both vintages and am always in the market for the greatest SxS built in the USA.
By the way, it is an extractor gun and not an ejector gun. The checkering and picture only reveal that much. Barrels on top if they have not been buffed out will indicate Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Utica, NY. Specimens such as this need hands on examination. Speculation is out. Hope this helps.
Sterlingworths were not made in Baltimore.
Use a choke gauge to determine choke(s)on a 28" barrel as well as others. Serial numbers are located as follows: on the water table of the receiver, on the barrels, and on the forearm. If these match, as they should, this indicates the gun was assembled and shipped from either A H Fox or Savage. The Fox Gun company was in transition to Savage in the 1929-30 time frame. Some residual parts were used from Fox. The checkering pattern on the stock is indicative of Utica, NY Savage.
Michael McIntosh is the authority on Foxes as I have learned. Own many Foxes of both vintages and am always in the market for the greatest SxS built in the USA.
By the way, it is an extractor gun and not an ejector gun. The checkering and picture only reveal that much. Barrels on top if they have not been buffed out will indicate Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Utica, NY. Specimens such as this need hands on examination. Speculation is out. Hope this helps.
Sterlingworths were not made in Baltimore.
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